Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BASIS is all about the end result-- excellent test scores, huge numbers of AP classes with 4s or 5s, and college acceptances.

That's the mission, the goal and the kids are schooled from day one to focus on that. All else is secondary. The only reason to join a club is to put it on the college resume. The only reason to take a language is because colleges like to see languages.

From that standpoint of course PE is an utter waste of time.

Many former BASIS teachers strongly believe that test results are heavily controlled and that there are certain students receiving 5's would not have scored more than a 3 on the same AP exam, had they taken the test elsewhere.

BASIS DC is chummy chummy with CollegeBoard resulting to alright SAT results. ACT is given by a different company, that's why BASIS students do not take it.
This said, if the mover and shaker parents wanted PE, the school will have PE for all students who want to take it every year.

When 2 years ago, it was announced that PE was exempt, almost all the students and most teachers rejoiced and clapped.
So Very Strange

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does recess count toward the requirement? My ES has PE twice a week for 45 minutes, so still doesn't come close

No. Recess for elementary students is a separate HSA requirement from PE instruction.

Healthy schools act put a lot of requirements on schools but provided no resources to implement them.

Anonymous wrote:^^ That would definitely 'out' my kid.

Suffice to say the class DC received a 2 in was one that DC didn't put as much effort into.

The 3 AP teachers been strong and very available to students who need extra help and make the effort to get it. My DC didn't until late in the year - and now knows better. I'm almost glad DC didn't pull a better grade out of hat bc they have now learned a valuable lesson.

Anonymous wrote:My BASIS kid (now 10th) has taken 3 AP exams so far. Got 5s on 2 tests, and a 2 on 1 test.

The scores basically reflect the grades DC got in class, the practice exams taken at school and independently, and the subjects DC likes most.

No one is 'controlling' the scores - the proctors for each exam have never taught the class before, and students must seal their exam booklets and answer sheets (as at every other AP exam site).

And none of this has anything to do with PE, at BASIS or otherwise.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BASIS is all about the end result-- excellent test scores, huge numbers of AP classes with 4s or 5s, and college acceptances.

That's the mission, the goal and the kids are schooled from day one to focus on that. All else is secondary. The only reason to join a club is to put it on the college resume. The only reason to take a language is because colleges like to see languages.

From that standpoint of course PE is an utter waste of time.

Many former BASIS teachers strongly believe that test results are heavily controlled and that there are certain students receiving 5's would not have scored more than a 3 on the same AP exam, had they taken the test elsewhere.

BASIS DC is chummy chummy with CollegeBoard resulting to alright SAT results. ACT is given by a different company, that's why BASIS students do not take it.
This said, if the mover and shaker parents wanted PE, the school will have PE for all students who want to take it every year.

When 2 years ago, it was announced that PE was exempt, almost all the students and most teachers rejoiced and clapped.
So Very Strange

This is crazy. There are significant AP exam security protocols -- and there is no way that the College Board is going to risk its international reputation by boosting teh scores for a couple hundred students from one charter school network.

Also, if you looking at Naviance, BASIS students nationally score higher on the ACT than the SAT.

The city of DC (DCPS and charters) pays for students to take SAT, not the ACT. That's why the ACT isn't given at any DC school.

FWIW ACT for the first time this year is giving a Pre-ACT (its version of the PSAT). BASIS students will be taking it this year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BASIS is all about the end result-- excellent test scores, huge numbers of AP classes with 4s or 5s, and college acceptances.

That's the mission, the goal and the kids are schooled from day one to focus on that. All else is secondary. The only reason to join a club is to put it on the college resume. The only reason to take a language is because colleges like to see languages.

From that standpoint of course PE is an utter waste of time.

Many former BASIS teachers strongly believe that test results are heavily controlled and that there are certain students receiving 5's would not have scored more than a 3 on the same AP exam, had they taken the test elsewhere.

BASIS DC is chummy chummy with CollegeBoard resulting to alright SAT results. ACT is given by a different company, that's why BASIS students do not take it.
This said, if the mover and shaker parents wanted PE, the school will have PE for all students who want to take it every year.

When 2 years ago, it was announced that PE was exempt, almost all the students and most teachers rejoiced and clapped.
So Very Strange

Anonymous wrote:BASIS is all about the end result-- excellent test scores, huge numbers of AP classes with 4s or 5s, and college acceptances.

That's the mission, the goal and the kids are schooled from day one to focus on that. All else is secondary. The only reason to join a club is to put it on the college resume. The only reason to take a language is because colleges like to see languages.

From that standpoint of course PE is an utter waste of time.

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we ditch the PARCC for PE? Take all that money and invest in gym teachers and take back all the wasted class time. Cheh has good intentions but no common sense and Grosso is profoundly out to lunch.